Albania: 10 more acts qualify from 2nd semi final

10 more acts qualified for the final of Festivali i Këngës in Albania. The second semi final took place in Tirana tonight. Frederik Ndoçi, who represented Albania at the 2007 Eurovision Song Contest, participated this evening along with former national finalists such as Iris Hoxha, Mariza Ikonomi, Kamela Islamaj and Goldi Halili.

On the road to… The Netherlands

Following Duncan Laurence's victory, the prepations for the 2020 Eurovision Song Contest are in full swing in the Netherlands. Whether you will attend as a visitor or watch it in front of the TV screen, a fantastic event is awating you.
Below we have gathered a collection of articles about the preparations, to keep you updated on what to expect.

Norway and Sweden will meet in the first semi-final, while Greece and Cyprus this year are in each their semi-final. Host country the Netherlands will be able to vote for their Belgian neighbours in the first semi-final. Today, the semi-final allocation draw took place. Read more

The EBU have announced that 41 countries will compete at the Eurovision Song Contest 2020 to be held next May in Rotterdam, The Netherlands. This is the same number of countries that appeared last year. Read more

Rotterdam has been selected as the host city of the 65th Eurovision Song Contest in May next year. The Netherlands have hosted the competition four times, but this will be the first time that the event has been hosted by Rotterdam. Read more

Potential host cities Rotterdam and Maastricht have just four days to provide additional information as part of their official bids to host Eurovision. We will soon find out which city will be hosting the contest in 2020. Read more